date: 2020-07-25T21:49:51.819Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b702828e0ba007f4/751x532cq70/shrimp-grit-cakes-kentucky-bourbon-butter-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b702828e0ba007f4/751x532cq70/shrimp-grit-cakes-kentucky-bourbon-butter-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b702828e0ba007f4/751x532cq70/shrimp-grit-cakes-kentucky-bourbon-butter-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Irene Douglas ratingvalue: 4 reviewcount: 15329 recipeingredient: - " shrimp cleaned and deveined" - " Grits" - " vegetable stock" - " salt and pepper" - " grits" - " butter" - " shredded cheese" - " Sauce" - " olive oil" - " bell pepper finely chopped" - " shallots finely chopped" - " ground sausage mild or medium hot" - " butter" - " garlic minced" - " red pepper flakes optional" - " light cream" - " paprika" - " dried thyme" - " scallions chopped" - " Kentucky Bourbon" recipeinstructions: - "Prep and clean the shrimp. Season with Cajun seasoning and paprika. Set aside in refrigerator." - "For the grit cakes: Prepare the grits according to the package instructions. Use stock instead of water. Stir the grits every 4-5 minutes while cooking." - "Remove from heat and stir in butter and cheese. Pour the grits into a pie plate and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour." - "Use a ring mold (or ramekin), cut out small cakes from the plate. Flour the cakes and pan fry them until lightly browned. Remove from pan and keep them warmed in the oven." - "For the sauce: Using a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the bell pepper for 3-4 minutes and then add the shallots and sauté for another 2 minutes." - "Add the ground sausage. Brown the meat while breaking it up into smaller pieces. Stir the vegetables and meat together. Place them to one side of the pan." - "Add the butter, shrimp, garlic, and pepper flakes and sauté until the shrimp begins to just turn pink." - "Mix together the full pan and add the cream. Season with paprika and thyme and gently stir in the scallions." - "Heat the cream until it slightly thickens. Add the bourbon, stir, and heat for one more minute." - "Plate the grit cake and spoon the shrimp sauce over the cake and garnish with a green onion. Enjoy." categories: - Recipe tags: - shrimp - - grit katakunci: shrimp grit nutrition: 140 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT34M" cooktime: "PT33M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hello everybody, I hope you're having an incredible day today. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, shrimp & grit cakes (kentucky bourbon butter sauce). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Shrimp & Grit Cakes (Kentucky Bourbon Butter Sauce) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It's appreciated by millions daily. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Shrimp & Grit Cakes (Kentucky Bourbon Butter Sauce) is something which I've loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shrimp & grit cakes (kentucky bourbon butter sauce) using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Shrimp & Grit Cakes (Kentucky Bourbon Butter Sauce): 1. Take shrimp, cleaned and deveined 1. Take Grits: 1. Make ready vegetable stock 1. Take salt and pepper 1. Prepare grits 1. Get butter 1. Take shredded cheese 1. Make ready Sauce: 1. Get olive oil 1. Take bell pepper, finely chopped 1. Make ready shallots, finely chopped 1. Prepare ground sausage (mild or medium hot) 1. Get butter 1. Get garlic (minced) 1. Make ready red pepper flakes (optional) 1. Take light cream 1. Get paprika 1. Take dried thyme 1. Get scallions, chopped 1. Make ready Kentucky Bourbon ##### Instructions to make Shrimp & Grit Cakes (Kentucky Bourbon Butter Sauce): 1. Prep and clean the shrimp. Season with Cajun seasoning and paprika. Set aside in refrigerator. 1. For the grit cakes: - Prepare the grits according to the package instructions. Use stock instead of water. Stir the grits every 4-5 minutes while cooking. 1. Remove from heat and stir in butter and cheese. Pour the grits into a pie plate and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour. 1. Use a ring mold (or ramekin), cut out small cakes from the plate. Flour the cakes and pan fry them until lightly browned. Remove from pan and keep them warmed in the oven. 1. For the sauce: - Using a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the bell pepper for 3-4 minutes and then add the shallots and sauté for another 2 minutes. 1. Add the ground sausage. Brown the meat while breaking it up into smaller pieces. Stir the vegetables and meat together. Place them to one side of the pan. 1. Add the butter, shrimp, garlic, and pepper flakes and sauté until the shrimp begins to just turn pink. 1. Mix together the full pan and add the cream. Season with paprika and thyme and gently stir in the scallions. 1. Heat the cream until it slightly thickens. Add the bourbon, stir, and heat for one more minute. 1. Plate the grit cake and spoon the shrimp sauce over the cake and garnish with a green onion. Enjoy. So that is going to wrap this up for this special food shrimp & grit cakes (kentucky bourbon butter sauce) recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I'm confident you will make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. 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